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Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and food losses
Hackers targeted French supermarket chain Intermarché, remotely manipulating refrigeration systems so freezers overheated, sparking small fires and causing significant food losses. The cyberattack affected around 150 stores, disrupting operations and destroying perishable stock. The incident is drawing attention as an unusual example of hackers causing physical damage to retail infrastructure rather than just stealing data or demanding ransom.
Why now: A cyberattack causing physical fires and spoiled food is an unusual and alarming escalation against retail infrastructure.
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- Hackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and food losses · salaryman777 · 48
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